Syed Muzaffar Husain Rizvi Explained

Syed Muzaffar Husain Rizvi
Other Names:Tahir Jarwali
Khatīb-ul Īmān, Shēr-e Hindustān
Birth Date:31 Dec 1929
Birth Place:Jarwal, India
Death Date:1 Dec 1987
Death Place:Mashhad, Iran
Death Cause:Cardiac arrest
Resting Place:Shrine of Imam Reza(a.s)
Free Label:Ethnicity
Free Text:Indian - Jarwali Rizvi Sayyid
Lineage:Abaqati family
Education:LLB
Alma Mater:University of Lucknow
Occupation:Lawyer, Barrister
Teachers:Saeed-ul-Millat, Naseer-ul-Millat
Relatives:Hamid Husain, Agha Roohi, Abbas Irshad
Children:Misam Jarwali (son), Shozab Jarwali (son), Ammar Jarwali (son), Abis Jarwali (son)
Post:General Secretary of All India Shia Conference
Chairman of Shia Council of India
Founding member of the governing board of Shia College, Lucknow
Region:Indian subcontinent
Era:Modern era
Religion:Islam
Maddhab:Ja`fari
School Tradition:Twelver Shi`a Islam
Main Interests:Islamic history and principles, Azadari, Tabarra

Khateeb-ul-Iman Maulana Syed Muzaffar Husain Rizvi Tahir Jarwali, (31 Dec 1929 – 1 Dec 1987) was a Shia religious leader, social worker and one of the prominent Jarwali Syed and celebrated preacher of late 20th century (1970s and '80s).[1] [2] [3]

Family

He belonged to the family of Syeds of Zaidpur, Barabanki. His great-grandfather moved to Jarwal from Zaidpur and later his grand father and father lived in Jarwal. They belonged to the taluqdar family of Syeds and gained high respect and status in the area. Tahir Jarwali's mother was from the highly respected Shia family of India (Khanwada-e-Sahb-e-Abaqaat) The family of Mir Hamid Hussain (Saheb-e-Abqatul Anwar) & Ayatullah ul Uzma Nasirul Millat. His Mother was the daughter of Nasirul Millat. So he belonged to the family of Nasirul Millat, but, like Agha Roohi, he is not a direct descendant.

Education

For education Tahir moved to Lucknow and gained his studies under the patronage of his maternal uncles Naseerul Millat and Saeedul Millat at their residence Naseer manzil in Nakhas, Lucknow. He was nurtured in a high-profile Shia religious family. He chose to be a lawyer and studied law at University of Lucknow.

Career

He was a barrister.

Religious activities

During the 1970s and 1980s he organized an important annual three-day national gathering at dargah-e-shaheed-e-salis, Agra, the gathering consisted of one majlis after another from early morning to midnight. He also preached in Hyderabad, India up to late 1980s.[4]

He was the director of the Nasiriyyah Library a scholarly and religious library in Lucknow.[5]

Social activities

H was General Secretary of All India Shia Conference for some time. Later he had to resign from the post due to factionalism after which he form Shia Council of India under his own chairmanship.[6] He was part of inaugural conference of World Ahlulbayt(as) Islamic League (Wabil), London.[7] He was also founding member of the governing board of Shia College, Lucknow,[8] where he was later (1971) was Honorary Secretary when he reintroduced Statistics as a subject for the students of B.A. and B.Sc.[9]

Books

He authored following books,[10]

Legacy

Shia PG College, Lucknow awards scholarships in his name which is known as Maulana S.M.H. Tahir Jarwali Memorial Scholarship to the best student in each faculty.[11] The Khateebul Iman Hall is too named after him in the same college.[12]

Sons

He had four sons, all being orators,[8] [13] [14] [15] [16]

External

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Light, Volumes 22-23 . 1988. Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania . 3.
  2. Book: Shias and Shia Islam in India: a study in society and culture ]. Harnam Publications . 1988 . 6 . Nadeem Hasnain . Sheikh Abrar Husain. 9788185247007 .
  3. Book: Howarth . Toby . The Twelver Shi'a as a Muslim Minority in India: Pulpit of Tears . 4 October 2005 . Routledge . 978-1-134-23174-4 . 169 . 28 February 2024 . en.
  4. Book: Howarth . Toby . The Twelver Shi'a as a Muslim Minority in India: Pulpit of Tears . 4 October 2005 . Routledge . 978-1-134-23174-4 . 190 . 28 February 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: Cole . J. R. I . Roots of North Indian Shi‘ism in Iran and Iraq . publishing.cdlib.org . University of California Press . 3 March 2024 . Berkeley . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . en.
  6. Book: Economic and Political Weekly . 1982 . Sameeksha Trust . 28 February 2024 . en.
  7. Book: Rizvi . Sayyid Muhammad . Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi - A Biography: Challenges, Achievements, & Life . 20 June 2021 . Al-Ma‘ãrif Publications . 978-0-920675-85-4 . 233 . 28 February 2024 . en.
  8. Web site: Shia clerics at dispute over Shia college . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020141712/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM21/Shia-clerics-at-dispute-over-Shia-college/Article1-194660.aspx . dead . 20 October 2012 . Hindustan Times . 19 December 2006 . 5 January 2013 . Hasan, Masoodul.
  9. Web site: Faculty of Science - Department of Statistics, Shia PG College, Lucknow . shiacollege.org . 5 March 2024.
  10. http://www.ziyaraat.net/findbook.asp?Tema=All&srchwhat=All&orderby=titulo&idioma=All&submit=Display+Books&Escritor=Allama%20Syed%20Tahir%20Jarwali Ziaraat.com/Online Books
  11. Web site: Shia PG College Lucknow Scholarships 2024: Eligibility & Amount . Getmyuni . 29 February 2024 . en.
  12. Web site: About us - Shia Post Graduate College . 29 February 2024.
  13. Web site: Shia ulema at odds over shrine control . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020142121/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NM9/Shia-ulema-at-odds-over-shrine-control/Article1-85189.aspx . dead . 20 October 2012 . Hindustan Times . 9 April 2006 . 15 January 2013.
  14. Web site: Chehllum Ki Majlis, Maulana Meesam Kazim Jarwali Tabasarah . 29 February 2024., Bara Imambara, Lucknow
  15. News: जन्नत-उल-बक़ीअ के पुनर्निर्माण के लिए मौलाना सैयद शोजब काजिम जरवली ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ और भारत सरकार को पत्र लिखा . 29 February 2024 . हौज़ा न्यूज़ एजेंसी . 14 March 2023 . hi.
  16. News: हजरत अली की शहादत पर नम हुई आंखें . 29 February 2024 . inextlive . hi.